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AP Human Geo Population

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model is Brazil currently in? 
a)
Stage 2
b)
Stage 3
c)
Stage 4
d)
Stage 5
2.
What is the best example of Brain drain? 
a)
A Doctor from the USA goes on a year long trip with Doctors  without bordersto Africa 
b)
A Doctor from Haiti moves to the USA with her family 
c)
An Engineer from Nevada moves to New York City for a higher paying job 
d)
An elementary school teacher from Africa moves to Dubai for better pay. 
3.

The population pyramid shown is most likely which country?

a)

Nigeria

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

4.

The Population Pyramid shown is most likely which country?

a)

The United Arab Emirates

b)

USA

c)

Latvia

d)

Brazil

5.

The Population Pyramid shown is most likely which country?

a)

Canada

b)

Japan

c)

Zimbabwea

d)

Algeria

6.

How many countries today are in Stage one of the Demographic transition model?

a)

53 (some countries in Asia and Sub Saharan Africa)

b)

22 (some countries in Asia and Sub Saharan Africa)

c)

3 (Somalia, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan)

d)

0

7.

Which country is the best example of a country in stage 5 of the demographic transition model?

a)

Japan

b)

North Korea

c)

China

d)

Vietnam

8.

What did Thomas Malthus believe?

a)

The World population would be limited by the amount of food we can produce

b)

The World population would be limited by total land resources

c)

The World population would be limited by technological high marks

d)

The World population would be limited by cultural appropriation

9.

What is the #1 reason for migration?

a)

Better Economic opportunity

b)

Escaping violence

c)

Reunion with family

d)

desire to expand business networks

10.

Which country should consider anti natalist policies?

a)

India

b)

Japan

c)

Latvia

d)

USA

11.

Which of the following is NOT a Pronatalist policy?

a)

Free Birth Control

b)

Free child care

c)

Free College tuition

d)

Free parenting classes

12.

Which of the following BEST fits an example of Chain Migration?

a)

John moves from London to New York and moves in with his best friend

b)

Steve moves from California to Nevada and moves in with his girlfriend

c)

Laura moves from China to Chicago and lives with her sister

d)

Julie moves from China to New York and lives with four of her old high school friends

13.

Which country has the highest Physiological density?

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

Argentina

d)

Egypt

14.

What is the amount of average children needed for a population to achieve ZPG?

a)

2.1 per woman

b)

1 per woman

c)

3 per woman

d)

2.5 per woman

15.

Which country in the world today has the most Internally Displaced people?

a)

China

b)

Syria

c)

Greece

d)

India

16.

Total # of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in a society

a)

Crude Death Rate

b)

Crude Birth Rate

c)

Doubling Time

d)

Life Expectancy

17.

When the people of an area exceed the capability of their environment to support them

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

Armageddon

c)

Climate Change

d)

Overpopulation

18.

% of population growth in a year, computed as CBR minus CDR

a)

Dependency Ratio

b)

Total Fertility Rate

c)

Natural Increase Rate

d)

Crude Birth Rate

19.

Total # of deaths in a year of infants under 1 year of age for every 1,000 live births in a society

a)

Crude Death Rate

b)

Infant Mortality Rate

c)

Crude Birth Date

d)

Dependency Ratio

20.

Average # of children a woman will have in her lifetime

a)

Total Fertility Rate

b)

Crude Birth Rate

c)

Maternal Birth Rate

d)

Ecumene

21.

Bar graph that shows age and sex of population

a)

population hexagon

b)

population pyramid

c)

population pentagon

d)

population graph

22.

Number of workers divided by the # of people 65+

a)

Dependency Ratio

b)

Elderly Support Ratio

c)

Dependency Support Ratio

d)

Old People Measure

23.
Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population crash
c)
lag phase
d)
mutualism
24.
According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...
a)
growing slowly.
b)
growing rapidly.
c)
decreasing.
d)
not changing.
25.
VOCAB: The average number of years an individual is expected to live.
a)
life expectancy
b)
infant mortality
c)
death rate
d)
growth rate
26.
What two main factors would best indicate quality of life of a country’s population?
a)
The total fertility rate and the death rate
b)
The crude birth rate and the crude death rate
c)
The birth rate and the infant mortality rate
d)
The life expectancy and the infant mortality rate
27.
What two main factors would best indicate quality of life of a country’s population?
a)
The total fertility rate and the death rate
b)
The crude birth rate and the crude death rate
c)
The birth rate and the infant mortality rate
d)
The life expectancy and the infant mortality rate
28.
Educating women worldwide has lowered birthrates partly because
a)
educated women need to bear many children to ensure that some will survive.
b)
educated women may learn family-planning techniques.
c)
educated women contribute less to their family income.
29.

Country that will surpass China's population

a)

India

b)

Japan

c)

USA

d)

Mexico

30.

Which two hemispheres are people most concentrated at?

a)

North West

b)

North East

c)

South West

d)

South East

31.

Major cause of the world's overpopulation.

a)

increase in births in North America

b)

Poor sanitation, education, and healthcare in less developed countries.

c)

Improved sanitation in less developed countries.

d)

Longer life expectancy.

32.

Events that can change population.

a)

war

b)

famine

c)

natural disasters

d)

all are correct

33.

There is a preference for boys over girls in countries like China and India.

a)

True

b)

False